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Sam Warren to chair BIFA green group

BIFA has appointed Sam Warren of Woodland group as chair of its new Sustainable Logistics Policy Group. He is also sustainability manager at Essex-based forwarder Woodland Group and prior to that was environmental and sustainability officer for Chelmsford City Council. BIFA set up the Group in 2023 to identify and report on environmental issues impacting its members’ operations, now and in the future. [+]

Ssender appoints finance chief

Digital European road freight forwarder Ssender has appointed Susanne Schroeter-Crossan as chief financial officer (CFO). She takes over the role from Amir Avraham, who has built up the finance department over the past five years. Her career includes roles at financial institutions and listed companies, ... [+]

Keyrouse fills top slot at Rotate

Ryan Keyrouse has assumed the chief executiveship of air cargo software and strategy consulting company Rotate. Fellow- co-founder Gert-Jan Jansen  remains on the board as an executive director and senior advisor. Since its launch in June 2022, Rotate has expanded its operations across two continents ... [+]

Kessler to lead UPS in UK, Ireland and Nordics

UPS has appointed Markus Kessler as country cluster manager for UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland. He was previously country manager for UPS in Austria and Switzerland, having joined UPS in 2006 as an account executive in Frankfurt and later becoming vice president for ... [+]

Six out of seven ain’t bad: Multimodal does its bit for female talent in freight

Multimodal organisers Clarion says that the biggest supply chain events in the UK is bucking the trend of the male dominated supply chain industry as 90% of its team are female. With less than 40% of women working in the sector in the UK, Clarion ... [+]

Baxter Freight seeks solutions architects

Nottingham forwarder Baxter Freight has launched a recruitment campaign to increase account manager numbers by 40% in 2024. In the ten years since it was founded, Baxter Freight says the logistics industry has evolved significantly and, particularly after Brexit, complexity has increased substantially. In response, it has ... [+]

Happy homecoming for BIFA’s new frontier expert

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Pawel Jarza as frontier policy manager, part of its policy and compliance team. He will be responsible for liaison with UK government departments such as HMRC and Border Force and other external stakeholders, working closely with Igor Popovics, ... [+]

Bolloré chief takes on CMA CGM role

CMA CGM has appointed Bolloré Logistics  chief executive, Thierry Ehrenbogen as senior vice president, development and strategic account, effective from March 1st, 2024. He will be responsible for leading the key strategic accounts of the group, ensuring the development of commercial synergies between CMA CGM's ... [+]

New chief for Maersk North Europe

Ole Trumpfheller has been appointed vice president and managing director of Maersk’s North Europe Continent (NEC) area, based in Hamburg. He joins from forwarder DB Schenker, where he was head of global operations and chief operating officer, global contract logistics and supply chain. Prior to ... [+]

Rhenus’s Dayna Thackrah wins young Irish forwarder title

Dayna Thackrah of Rhenus Air & Ocean Ireland has won The Irish International Freight Association (IIFA)’s inaugural Young Irish Freight Forwarder of the Year competition. The IIFA launched the competition in November 2023 to promote and recognise the work of young professionals in the industry. IIFA ... [+]

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